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The Puritans were a movement of religious reform in England. They wanted their ideals, based upon those of John Calvin, to replace those of the Church of England. They also wanted to remove the Church of Catholicism. Eventually, they were persecuted and left England to go to the New World.

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The Puritans had a strong belief that Satan was acting in the world. Not only that, but Salem was in a time of troubles, making things worse. Thirdly, the townspeople had old feuds with each other. In addition, the teenage girls who accused others had  problems such as boredom themselves. And finally, many of the accused confessed to be witches, adding to the hysteria.

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Many Christians believed in witchcraft at the time. They believed that Satan recruits witches and wizards. Not only that, but they thought that they brewed spells and did stuff in the invisible world. The belief was widespread throughout Europe. Moreover, it was brought over to America.

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The Puritans believed in a theocracy. A theocracy is a government that blends church and state. This is different to many governments of our time, where church and state are separate. The Puritans came to the new world to set up a theocracy. Their church officials also headed the government.

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The Puritans believed education was important to people. They wanted to educate so people could read the Word of God. Not only that, but the Puritans created some of the earliest schools and well-known colleges. The first public school was created in 1635. In addition, colleges such as Harvard, Princeton and Yale were created by the Puritans.